WTA 250 Cleveland 8/20 - 8/26 2023

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Tournament: Tennis in the Land
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, US
Dates: August 20 - August 26, 2023
Level: WTA 250
Total Financial Commitment: $271,363
Surface: Hard

12 Krejcikova, Barbora (CZE)
17 Samsonova, Liudmila (RUS)
21 Alexandrova, Ekaterina (RUS)
28 Kalinina, Anhelina (UKR)
31 Sherif, Mayar (EGY)
33 Badosa, Paula (ESP)
36 Siniakova, Katerina (CZE)
37 Blinkova, Anna (RUS)
38 Zhu, Lin (CHN)
39 Bogdan, Ana (ROU)
40 Stephens, Sloane (USA)
41 Begu, Irina-Camelia (ROU)
42 Cocciaretto, Elisabetta (ITA)
43 Gracheva, Varvara (RUS)
45 Zhang, Shuai (CHN)
47 Paolini, Jasmine (ITA)
52 Davis, Lauren (USA)
53 Navarro, Emma (USA)
55 Fruhvirtova, Linda (CZE)
57 Stearns, Peyton (USA)

[ti-amie]

WC's have been granted to Garcia, Kudermetova, Fernandez and V. Williams

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Qualifying Draw

Wang Xinyu (1) vs P. Tig
R. Hanford vs J. Loeb (11)

C. Burel (2) vs D. Hewitt
A. Muhammad vs S. Sorribes Tormo (10)

M. Trevisan (3) vs A. Smith
V. Strakhova vs Wang Xiyu (9)

N. Podoroska (4) vs E. Routliffe
V. Hu vs C. Tauson (8)

A. Sasnovich (5) vs G. Poznikhirenko
J. Aney vs F. Contreras (12)

M. Frech (6) vs G. Naya
E. Perez vs T. Korpatsch (7)

[ponchi101]

WC's have been granted to Garcia, Kudermetova, Fernandez and V. Williams

Yes. Rest will not help them one bit; time on court will.

[ashkor87]

Good to see..there are many players here who need a few matches..Venus, Krejcikova,Alexandrova, Badosa...

[ashkor87]

Samsonova should not play ..hope she drops out.she needs rest, not more work..

[ashkor87]

Pliskova, Garcia and Sakkari..all enigmas...what are they, what to expect of them? Same with FAA and Zverev...

[ponchi101]

Pliskova: she is no longer a factor. Cash these last checks, retire, she had a very fine career. To me, an overachiever.
Garcia. Agree. Everybody can have a bad stretch. What is happening to her is beyond that.
Sakkari. She has been playing the same game for years now. She works too hard on her conditioning, which is not what needs work.
Zverev. He is looking better. Tomorrow's match against Novak will tell a lot. He does not need to win; but taking one set will say he is coming back to form.
FAA. Should sit down and talk to Garcia. Very similar situations. No injuries, no external problems, and is does seem like he has forgotten how to play. Which does happen.

[meganfernandez]

FAA. Should sit down and talk to Garcia. Very similar situations. No injuries, no external problems, and is does seem like he has forgotten how to play. Which does happen.

I think he has been battling an injury or some illness.


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[ponchi101]

FAA. Should sit down and talk to Garcia. Very similar situations. No injuries, no external problems, and is does seem like he has forgotten how to play. Which does happen.

I think he has been battling an injury or some illness.


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Would be good to know. It would explain a lot, but I can't recall hearing anything. if you do, please do tell

[ashkor87]

Re FAA, I heard someone (some expert, dont remember who) say that he relied too much on his serve.. when it came back, (as it sometimes does!), he didnt know what to do.. no plan B

[ashkor87]

Pliskova: she is no longer a factor.

but the thing is, she suddenly plays well sometimes..

[meganfernandez]

FAA. Should sit down and talk to Garcia. Very similar situations. No injuries, no external problems, and is does seem like he has forgotten how to play. Which does happen.

I think he has been battling an injury or some illness.


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Would be good to know. It would explain a lot, but I can't recall hearing anything. if you do, please do tell

Wertheim mentioned a recurring or long illness at RG, I think. I’m vague on details - and I think he was, too - but he definitely insinuated there was something going on, and maybe FAA isn’t even sure what it is. Something along those lines.


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Main Draw Singles

FRA C. Garcia (1) vs CZE L. Fruhvirtova
USA P. Stearns vs Qualifier
USA S. Stephens vs AUT J. Grabher
CHN L. Zhu vs RUS A. Blinkova (8)

RUS E. Alexandrova (4) vs ROU P. Tig
USA E. Navarro vs ITA J. Paolini
Qualifier vs Qualifier
ROU I. Begu vs EGY M. Sherif (7)

ITA E. Cocciaretto (6) vs USA L. Davis
RUS M. Andreeva vs USA V. Williams
CZE K. Siniakova vs Qualifier
Qualifier vs RUS V. Kudermetova (3)

UKR A. Kalinina (5) vs ROU A. Bogdan
GER T. Maria vs FRA V. Gracheva
CZE L. Noskova vs CAN L. Fernandez
Qualifier vs CZE B. Krejcikova (2)

[skatingfan]

FAA was definitely injured through to Wimbledon. My understanding is he was struggling with a knee injury since March, but they mentioned during the Canadian Open that the injury was behind him now.